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so the tax cuts and spending cuts, there's fear of another u.s. debt downgrade by the major rating agencies. >> will that happen, and will it derail any hopes of a real economic recovery? in today's "closing bell" exchange lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us. lee, on this news it seems as if the market is getting its hopes up. personally i feel i will believe it when i see it. would you agree? >> yeah. you should wait until this is actually the ink is dried. here's one thing that's really changed in sentiment over the last week, mandy. last week everybody was talking about having this deal baked into the bryce price. now all of a sudden, as if some miracles happened, traders are actually talking about buying more puts and putting on more hedges. i can tell investors out there that it doesn't matter if december 31st we have a deal
so the tax cuts and spending cuts, there's fear of another u.s. debt downgrade by the major rating agencies. >> will that happen, and will it derail any hopes of a real economic recovery? in today's "closing bell" exchange lee munson and jared bernstein, cnbc contributor and former chief economist under vice president joe biden. we'll hopefully get andrew in a second, and we also have rick santelli who joins us as always at this time. gentlemen, fantastic to have you with us....
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the impact will be felt in just about every aspect of the u.s. economy, especially u.s. manufacturing. let's bring it n president of power systems. also david watham. they make a wide range of manufacturing product from packaging to containers. both of you, great to have you with us today. david, to you first of all. i don't know if you've been listening to the tv or radio or hearing about the headlines or the contours of the deal arising right now. what does it mean for your business? >> first off, i'm optimistic because it is a step in the right direction. all it is, is a step. big stuff to work on. >> that said and i talk a lot to counter parts, we are all operating in this mode we are in flat economies and a few bright spots around and you jump on those and anything with the solution, is pretty short term and there is a lot bigger stuff to do before we can grow the u.s. i'm a big optimist on the u.s. but we have work to do. >> david, in the lead up to this fiscal cliff deadline, a lot of ceos we have spoken to have said, just the uncertainty that the tax rates will b
the impact will be felt in just about every aspect of the u.s. economy, especially u.s. manufacturing. let's bring it n president of power systems. also david watham. they make a wide range of manufacturing product from packaging to containers. both of you, great to have you with us today. david, to you first of all. i don't know if you've been listening to the tv or radio or hearing about the headlines or the contours of the deal arising right now. what does it mean for your business? >>...
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americans are piling into u.s. gold coins in record numbers. november sales more than tripling hitting the strongest levels since 1998. as you can see in the start qe 3 and president obama's reelection are two of the biggest drivers. can gold coins be the ultimate. let's bring in dennis gartman who joins us on the fast line. always grade to speak with you. >> always good to be spoken with. >> that's what i'm talking about. we are entering a seasonally strong period already. just a seasonal uptick. >> we have had the indian wedding season pass us up. i think you have the public piling into gold which happens. and we have to be careful because when the public comes into something the pros think that is the end of the move. the last time we saw gold coin sales of this consequence was in 2008 and gold moved from $900 an ounce to $1,700 an ounce. i will council people to be careful when buying gold coins because the markup on gold coins can be preposterous, stupid, egregious, silly. >> like what? i don't know how much these things weigh. how much is
americans are piling into u.s. gold coins in record numbers. november sales more than tripling hitting the strongest levels since 1998. as you can see in the start qe 3 and president obama's reelection are two of the biggest drivers. can gold coins be the ultimate. let's bring in dennis gartman who joins us on the fast line. always grade to speak with you. >> always good to be spoken with. >> that's what i'm talking about. we are entering a seasonally strong period already. just a...
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this is your best correlated trade to the u.s. housing recovery. i think you stay with it but you take your equity position now and move it into options. the potential is there if there is a larger entity that believes of playing the u.s. housing inregular it. >> at stock is trading at 52-week low, down 11%. hold it or fold it, stephanie? >> this should be the fast fire of the day. certainly for me. i was wrong on this name. the quarter was disappointing. i thought they would do a little built better on the margin side, a little better on the comp side. some of it was superstorm sandy related so i don't think it -- the stock is down about 3 -- 30%. i think housing could bail them out. >> first up, merck. >> the cholesterol drug failed a test. could take a big hit. >> and if it goes to 22, i'm a buyer of greenier. >> what a story aig has been this year. >> i think now that the government is out and they've sold aii. they have $11 billion here and you can focus on fundamentals? >> it's excellent for mid-couldn't fent refiners. >> and a pop for the go
this is your best correlated trade to the u.s. housing recovery. i think you stay with it but you take your equity position now and move it into options. the potential is there if there is a larger entity that believes of playing the u.s. housing inregular it. >> at stock is trading at 52-week low, down 11%. hold it or fold it, stephanie? >> this should be the fast fire of the day. certainly for me. i was wrong on this name. the quarter was disappointing. i thought they would do a...
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bear in mind that the u.s. being the reserve currency has a lot more room in it than other countries. that's why a simple comparison isn't an accurate comparison. >> mike, you have a question. >> i'm curious here, because obviously this whole fiasco is a result of trying to resolve a crisis of ever exploding national debt. my question would be, what do you think the best circumstance would be as far as the u.s. credit rating is concerned, coming out of this, given the short amount of time they have to come up with something? >> i wouldn't see it as a fee asko. this is politics at itself best. it takes time and effort and there's a lot of friction involved. i think this is the normal process being worked out. i think what would give a lot of comfort to people in my position is whether or not the unfunded pension -- the unfunded liabilities are reduced and are likely to be reduced over time. >> sean, great to speak with you. >> thank you. >> we're now joined by carter here at the "options action" desk. always goo
bear in mind that the u.s. being the reserve currency has a lot more room in it than other countries. that's why a simple comparison isn't an accurate comparison. >> mike, you have a question. >> i'm curious here, because obviously this whole fiasco is a result of trying to resolve a crisis of ever exploding national debt. my question would be, what do you think the best circumstance would be as far as the u.s. credit rating is concerned, coming out of this, given the short amount...
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the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good. november home sales for strong continue once again. of course, now all eyes to this weekend to see what hang will done about the cliff. back to you. >> if, at all. thank you, mary. housing is clicking on all cylinders right now. home prices up nearly 7 boston this year making it the first yearly gain we've seen in housing six 2006. that's unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. >> look the november numbers. 14.5% jump in existing home sales. mary mentioned the 15% increase in new home sales. mortgage rates still close to all-time lows right now.
the dow staged and pulled lower today by u.s. senator harry reid and the idea that the markets would send the markets higher in late trading and even though the gains latt in the kay were trimmed. mitch wok nell tock to the fleb vp strategy. the weaker performers were financial, materials as well as utilities among the sectors offsetting late-day games we saw in discretionary and staple stocks low on initial consumer sentiment and the cliff. home builders today finished something very good....
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. >> on luxury, the big thing for me is china's not 25% of the global luxury goods market and the u.s. is 20%. china is growing as a luxury buyer. and although their falloff, tiffany's had high profile warnings base and weaker china, they're going to grow % next year and on top of that the following year. how do you call it quilts here? >> the power gauge is my guide here. china retail sales were up 15% recently. that came out of the blue. you have to go with a disciplined approach to the stocks. if the power gauge is bearish, and it's not bearish on all, but if the power gauge is bearish, i think this is a great place to raise cash. >> we're showing charts and the gauges for tiffany as well as coach and they are very l leveraged to china. >> no doubt. >> the negative power gauge there. there is one stock that you brought with you, mark, that is positive in terms of the power gauge, and that is yahoo!, a pick of steve's for a long time. >> i like it for some of the same reasons. but the key here is they are hiring engineers. they bought on the air and the reason is they know these eng
. >> on luxury, the big thing for me is china's not 25% of the global luxury goods market and the u.s. is 20%. china is growing as a luxury buyer. and although their falloff, tiffany's had high profile warnings base and weaker china, they're going to grow % next year and on top of that the following year. how do you call it quilts here? >> the power gauge is my guide here. china retail sales were up 15% recently. that came out of the blue. you have to go with a disciplined approach...
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stay with cramer. >> u.s. a brutal, full contact sport. >> from the time the whistle blows -- >> traders bracing for a wild session. >> to the last play of the game. >> markets absolutely getting hammered today. >> i know it's not easy, but i promise to keep fighting for you. >> jim cramer, leveling the playing field for all. >> the road is a tough one, but the payoff can be your greatest win of all. >> join "mad money" training camp, weeknights. customer erin swenson bought from us online today. so, i'm happy. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. >>> let's do some mad mail and mad tweets. jim says jen in texas, i'm trying to understand when peg is level when it's time to trim a stock. i know 2 is too high. i a
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that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning. when it was set to expire in september, a lot of companies started doing the contingencies then and then back in november they started planning for the potential strike and the contingencies included shipping product to the west coast and to the west coast ports and looking at an cade an ports and bringing products a lot earlier in the process and putting them in storage. >> wow! all right. a lot of complication and supply chain management is literally, you can major in it because it can be so complicated. jonathan, good to have you her
that lockout cost the u.s. economy about $1 billion a day and it took more than six months to fully recover from. >> i have to think that a lot of retailers have already tried to make alternate plans because they were fearful this was going happen and so as a result have started to spend money. did some companies start airfreighting stuff instead which would be much more expensive because of this? >> this is the second time a lot of retailers have had to do contingency planning....
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in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you an overall question, jason, and i don't know how you answer this, but, for investors, that are looking at a way to play energy, i mean, is it going to be basically hydro carbon based? are we back to that where it's either natural gas or oil exploration or some facet of that? >> i certainly think so. i think that did we're looking for trends in 2013, you know, the potential re-emergence of higher natural gas prices could be there. we think it's going to take some time for that to happen. i think the trend in 2013 is going to b
in the new year, the u.s. will find more ways to utilize or export this cheaper, cleaner fossil fuel, and the increase in demand will set the stage for the continuation of rising prices. >> it's been a wild ride for oil this year. oil prices fluctuating because of a lot of stuff in the middle east, also america's growing energy independence. what can we expect from energy in 2013? joining us from london is jason from european oil and gas research at mccard securities. i'm going to ask you...
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but they like the u.s. best. and in currencies, blackrock is all about being a dollar bull. so where specifically are they putting all that money to work in light of fiscal cliff? take a listen to what bla blackrock's robert casid 0 to me. he manages the firm's $3.7 trillion in assets. >> does this mean we good over the fiscal cliff. >> it is a very high likelihood it does or 11:59 on december 31st with a lot of hoopla. but tax rate are going to go up. there is a going to be a conclusion to this. even if it waits until the last minute. even if it is in january, what it is going to mean is slow growth. it may mean that we lose the entire first quarter because everybody is still worrying and talking about the issue. and here we go, clients again, investing in a time when they need to be invested. >> he also thinks if we go over the cliff it might trig ear recession. what about the fed? as you know, it announced those big moves today. tying any move in rates to the unemployment rate. are we in a bond double? we will hear from blackrock's chief investment officers of fundamental
but they like the u.s. best. and in currencies, blackrock is all about being a dollar bull. so where specifically are they putting all that money to work in light of fiscal cliff? take a listen to what bla blackrock's robert casid 0 to me. he manages the firm's $3.7 trillion in assets. >> does this mean we good over the fiscal cliff. >> it is a very high likelihood it does or 11:59 on december 31st with a lot of hoopla. but tax rate are going to go up. there is a going to be a...
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you look at after hearing that segment on the u.s. government making the decision to debase paper coins by turning them into -- paper money by turning them into junk disposable paper coins? well what would you rather own? the ten-year american bond, treasury bond yielding what, 1.6%? or would you rather have a spanish bond denominated in the strongest currency in the world, the euro, paying 5.5%? i'll take spain over the united states at this point any day. >> all right. >> so don't agree at all. do not agree at all. look, retail sales in spain are down 9.7% year-over-year. they're seeing the biggest bank run in spain the globe has seen since the great depression. youth unemployment in spain is 55%. there is not a good reason to own spanish bonds here. [ overlapping speakers ] >> last time we were on together you were saying the world was going to end because greece was going to default and leave the euro. it's all over. europe's fine. just give it a break. that was last year's story. [ overlapping speakers ] >> europe is not fine. sp
you look at after hearing that segment on the u.s. government making the decision to debase paper coins by turning them into -- paper money by turning them into junk disposable paper coins? well what would you rather own? the ten-year american bond, treasury bond yielding what, 1.6%? or would you rather have a spanish bond denominated in the strongest currency in the world, the euro, paying 5.5%? i'll take spain over the united states at this point any day. >> all right. >> so don't...
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only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux guarantees of fixing the original faux guarantees as the intrusion really did get worse. i take you back to september of 2008 when the gses were put in the conservatorship and then treasury secretary paulson said the following quote. i attribute the need for today's action, talking about conservatorship, primarily to the inherent conflict and flawed business model embedded in the gse government sponsored enterprise structure and to the ongoing housing correction. well, first of all, how many experts have we had on lately that have said housing is doing much better. today's kate shiler seems to
only can the u.s. government, i take that back, only can government, period, including the u.s. government turn a detour into a four-lane highway, okay? let's talk about infusion. governments tried to create faux guarantees when they set up the gses when they created the structure of special financing and faux guarantees whether they were applied or assumed, we all know how it turned out. taxpayers ended up getting the bill when government took over the space. and then we get all the faux...
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weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much about this explosion, ability to get natural gas. how is that playing out? >> it is, you know, again, weather related. couple of things there. colder weather gives a lift to natural gas in that case. at the same time, supplies expanding and they are counter-bailing force was natural gas at this point. >> mary thompson, thanks so much. >>> few days ago cnbc host piers morgan appeared on "the kudlow report" to defend his strong and often nasty attacks on american gun laws. and that is sparking a backlash. a petition to have piers mor
weakness in the u.s. dollar. greenback nearing an eight-month low against the euro and approaching fiscal cliff. slight uptick in home prices here in the u.s. also giving a boost to crude in wednesday's trade. of course now investors will be looking ahead to tomorrow's weekly inventory report. drawdowns of crude as well as -- supplies are expected and we are expecting an uptick in gasoline inventories. forecasts for last week. >> price of natural gas at the same time, we talked so much...
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u.s. today. details on how it will affect your holiday travel, right after this. >> announcer: before the hit the road, here is your traveler's check. when employees head out on business travel, where are they spending their company's money? according to certify, an expense reporting company, their data revails that the most expensed airline, delta. and hotel? hilton. what is the most popular restaurant for employee expenses? find out, next. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro....
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i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013. everyone was latching and they said, we're going to call you and see if you still agree with that. >> if only we had a finger like ray dalio, we could all be millionaires. kayla, thank you. all right, b.k., would you be looking to put that trade on yourself? >> not not. in fact, i bought some tips today and i think that's the way to do that. if you get inflation protection but in case this whole thing doesn't work, you get deflation protection, because the principle is protected. one of the best trades out there. >> fast or fi
i think the u.s. has a long way to go before the markets lose confidence in them. >> kayla, did they address that in terms of what the catalyst would be for determining when that trade would be put on? >> no, melissa, they really didn't. they said, you'll know it when you feel it and the point was, everyone is really looking at dalio, because he's been right in the past and he's a guy that can't put his finger on it. he feels which way the wind is blowing, but he said late 2013....
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we've seen a marked retreat from u.s.-based investments after u.s. centric holdings, the s&p 500 showing strong leadership in the first ten months of the year. what we've reason seen is now foreign markets picking up the slack. so i would say when we look into 2013, the opportunities most likely exist outside the united states, not in the u.s. >> outside of the united states is a large geographic area. can you narrow it down for us? like asia, europe, emerging frontier, what is it? >> of course, mandy. and that's part of the asset selection you have to do. for us one of the best areas we've seen has been in emerging market debt. it started out many years ago with the bricks and recently we've moved in the last five or six years to the n-11. by looking at those markets where we can have sovereign debt and corporate debt and relying on a good fund like the fidelity emerger. >> peter, i'm interested in what is going to be the key driver of the markets overall. i'm kind of sick of politics being the driver. right? because it means we're not driven by fun
we've seen a marked retreat from u.s.-based investments after u.s. centric holdings, the s&p 500 showing strong leadership in the first ten months of the year. what we've reason seen is now foreign markets picking up the slack. so i would say when we look into 2013, the opportunities most likely exist outside the united states, not in the u.s. >> outside of the united states is a large geographic area. can you narrow it down for us? like asia, europe, emerging frontier, what is it?...
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wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma now each competitor herb has ammunition. we will go to you first before the people who are paid to give us opiniones. who do you like in this fight? >> i think it is interesting. they are apples an oranges. so much different business models. both are very well run companies. it would be hard to, i give wal-mart the went to social med huge way. i think that helped them out in the post period. >> now, brian. you're with the experts. i want to hear what they think. >> i want herb to commit to a pick. >> he's not. >> i can see the benefits of both companies. >> they're both w
wal-mart has 4,000 stores in the u.s. while target has just over 1700. we're putting everyday low prices against cheap chic and going into this season, wal-mart sales are up 1.5% year over year while target is nearly double that. assessment for same-store sales this holiday quarter put wal-mart up 8% and target up 2.3%. not so fast, target. last year wal-mart delivered a holiday bunch up 10.. % while target remained unchanged. >> the battle of the big boxers, wal-mart and target. wal-ma...
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>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore it is artificially depressed, higher than we are seeing it now, at 19 and change or so. what do you account for the complacency in the market, remained in the market most of the month of december, as we are nearing the deadline? >> you have two competing things, guys who made money and don't want to risk it and guys that missed the move and are frustrated they are not going to get n the retail investor is not really participating, a lot of the funds respect playing right now either, they will wait until next week. >> i know a l
>> light in the u.s. unless the politicians actually start working, some are going to show up today and they do something. then they are going to start talking, trying to put out headlines, try to outdo each other, talk to guys like carl, gals like you and try to say, hey, look at me, i'm fixing everything, then you will see markets move a little bit. >> in terms of the volatileity, we have seen volatility remain extremely low. granted, we are in a holiday-short and week, therefore...
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. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users have posted items on ebay with the heading unwanted christmas presents and with many rejected presents still wrapped, you can strike it rich on one of these unloved gifts. >> you just had to throw the inlaws in there, right? >> not like i have any experience. but i would imagine that might be difficult. >> that's the regifting move. i like it. >>> coming up next, call it the hottest trade on earth. why a plunging yen is creating big opportunities. >>> and later, the "twilight" movie saga grossing $3 billion for lionsgate. we find out what's next for the company as its stock so
. >> drop for u.s. steel. x was down 2%. mike murphy? >> down 2%. what i consider a healthy pull back. this whole sector's had a nice rally on positive china data. so, i think the stock is just pulling back a little bit more than 2% today, but still in a bullish formation. >> and we have a drop here for presents. a drop for presents? tired of tube socks? sick of scarves? here's a problem that many people face. what do you do with the unwanted holiday gifts? more than 350 users...
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>> first of all i agree with john that the u.s. market remains fairly attractive. the thing about international is a couple things. first of all, if you look at a broad index efa is stretched to the downside than historic levels. the s&p looks attractive. the other thing is the policy mandate in places like europe believe it or not for the first time in a really long time they actually may be clearer than the u.s. >> chris, is there something about the fiscal cliff, deal or no deal, that makes you concerned about u.s. equities versus international ones? >> well, yes. but i think it's a relative concern. because i think risk assets around the world are attractively valued right now. but you're absolutely right. regardless of what sort of deal we get today or in the next three months, the fact of the matter is it will have an adverse impact next year. the question is is it going to be bad enough to throw the country into recession or not? we suspect not. and you're seeing today that it looks like a -- that both political sides have been able to find common ground on
>> first of all i agree with john that the u.s. market remains fairly attractive. the thing about international is a couple things. first of all, if you look at a broad index efa is stretched to the downside than historic levels. the s&p looks attractive. the other thing is the policy mandate in places like europe believe it or not for the first time in a really long time they actually may be clearer than the u.s. >> chris, is there something about the fiscal cliff, deal or no...
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u.s. debt. i'm told by this person on the call that the administration's response to that, they think a small deal would in fact be enough, but they wouldn't speak for the ratings agency. still a big unknown hanging out there, guys. >> and we know about some of the tough conversations we'll have 30 days from now, 45 days from now, eamon. it does sound, though, judging from some of the latest rumors that they're almost comically close to a deal, especially when you talk about the income level at which tax rates would rise. is it 4, 450, settle on 5. is that the main thing you're interested in over the next couple hours? >> yeah, once they've gotten rid of the question about the changed cpi and social security over the weekend, which the republicans asked for, democrats denied, republicans backed down on that, then it becomes a matter of hammering out the details and making sure that you have the votes before you go to the floor. it does seem like they're very close to this deal. but it is t
u.s. debt. i'm told by this person on the call that the administration's response to that, they think a small deal would in fact be enough, but they wouldn't speak for the ratings agency. still a big unknown hanging out there, guys. >> and we know about some of the tough conversations we'll have 30 days from now, 45 days from now, eamon. it does sound, though, judging from some of the latest rumors that they're almost comically close to a deal, especially when you talk about the income...
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the u.s. senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. eastern after lawmakers tried most of sunday to avoid a fiscal cliff. proposals moved back and forth including tying social security to the chained cpi index. aides say talks between harry reid and mitch mcconnell focus on extending middle class tax breaks and renewing unemployment benefits. president obama says the u.s. markets and economy will suffer if congress fails to act. and here is what the major players had to say at least publicly this weekend. >> if you look at projections of 2013, people generally felt that the economy would continue to grow, unemployment would continue to tick down, housing would continue to improve, but what's been holding us back is the dysfunction here in washington. >> the sticking point appears to be a willingness, and interest or frankly, the courage to close the deal. >> i will say this. i think that the republican leader has shown absolutely good faith. it's just that we are apart on some pretty big issues. >> i want everyone to know i'm willing t
the u.s. senate will meet at 11:00 a.m. eastern after lawmakers tried most of sunday to avoid a fiscal cliff. proposals moved back and forth including tying social security to the chained cpi index. aides say talks between harry reid and mitch mcconnell focus on extending middle class tax breaks and renewing unemployment benefits. president obama says the u.s. markets and economy will suffer if congress fails to act. and here is what the major players had to say at least publicly this weekend....
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and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something, they say i object and you can't get it through. the bottom line is, you've got one person objecting, mitch mcconnell. i like mitch mcconnell. he's not a terrible guy. but he keeps objecting and that's going to be the problem. he's going to be the decider on this. if he can get his caucus to coalesce and get 60 votes or no objections, something's going to come out of the senate. it's too late to get it done by january 1st. we're going off the cliff, boys. >> all right. how far -- >> i want to try out my idea. >> okay. >> because i still think we're talking about end of january, early february. that's
and guess what -- >> jimmy you got a democrat u.s. president, democratic chamber with the u.s. senate, why can't the president get this done? i mean, this is-ish. >> it's that simple. there are two words, they're called, i object. if you've ever worked -- raise your hand on the panel if you've ever worked in the united states senate. i don't see any hands. in the senate you got 100 egotistical men and women, which i'm fine with that. but if one of them is pissed off about something,...
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cook say, brian, why he wants to bring mac production back to the u.s.? is it really just because he thinks it's the right thing to do or because it's economical now or what? >> well, he didn't speak to motive but i am guessing, tyler, given all the talk about china, given all the china problems they've had, working conditions, salaries, his forced trip over there, i'm guessing they think this would and good idea. they talk a lot about skilled labor over here and not educating the kinds of workers they need. but it's just one of the points he kind of scatters through this first real interview which was months upon months in the making, as i need not tell you. >> yes, indeed. sometimes dealing with apple, it takes a long, long time to get through. but once you do, they're very forthcoming. brian, did he speak at all to -- i don't want to use the word burden but in some ways it is a burden. they don't produce a lot of products every year but they do produce products that they consider revolutionary, that changes for the greater good the american society and
cook say, brian, why he wants to bring mac production back to the u.s.? is it really just because he thinks it's the right thing to do or because it's economical now or what? >> well, he didn't speak to motive but i am guessing, tyler, given all the talk about china, given all the china problems they've had, working conditions, salaries, his forced trip over there, i'm guessing they think this would and good idea. they talk a lot about skilled labor over here and not educating the kinds...
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. >> in the embassy you would be under u.s. law, right? >> that's u.s. ground. >> u.s. time? >> the embassy -- >> all this debt. anyway, we are back here in d.c., a d-day for real. joining us on the set is republican senator from wisconsin, ron johnson, member of the senate budget committee and appropriations committee. who i got to just say, senator, you're like beside yourself. you're a small business owner. you got hundreds of employees. you're here working in the senate, i wouldn't call you an accidental senator. although they wanted you to run and you did it quickly. but you're looking around right now, and where do you think you are? alice in wonderland? are you -- >> it's an alternate universe. this place is a joke. bottom line, this is an absurd process. it certainly proves the genius of our founding fathers that government should be limited. i mean the fact that we have this place, having such an enormous effect on our economy, on people's livelihood, is wrong. it's simply wrong. so i'm a manufacturer. i'm always looking for the root calls of the problem. the root ca
. >> in the embassy you would be under u.s. law, right? >> that's u.s. ground. >> u.s. time? >> the embassy -- >> all this debt. anyway, we are back here in d.c., a d-day for real. joining us on the set is republican senator from wisconsin, ron johnson, member of the senate budget committee and appropriations committee. who i got to just say, senator, you're like beside yourself. you're a small business owner. you got hundreds of employees. you're here working in...
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the u.s. economy is at stake here. millions upon millions of families are counting on us to do something. look, it's the president's job. it is his job to find a solution that can pass the congress. he is the only one who can do it. this isn't john boehner's problem to solve. he has done his part. he's bent over backwards. mr. president, how about rallying your party around a solution? how about getting democrats to support something? i've said it many types before, we simply cannot solve the problems we face unless and until the president of the united states either finds the will or develops the ability to leave. this is a moment that calls for presidential leadership. that the way out of this. ity it's that simple. does anyone wonder why we keep going from crisis to crisis around here? anybody notice a pattern? this doesn't have to be a crisis. this was an opportunity. but once again, the president ignored it. he went out and held rallies, gave partisan speeches, even after he had been re-elected. as i said yesterda
the u.s. economy is at stake here. millions upon millions of families are counting on us to do something. look, it's the president's job. it is his job to find a solution that can pass the congress. he is the only one who can do it. this isn't john boehner's problem to solve. he has done his part. he's bent over backwards. mr. president, how about rallying your party around a solution? how about getting democrats to support something? i've said it many types before, we simply cannot solve the...
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if the u.s. goes over the cliff, if confidence starts to rock around, if we have financial market turbulences, demand for safe havens should go up. we already see these small movements with very well volumes where there's a little bit of money flowing back into safe havens now. i would expect gold to have some role in this, as well. >> what's interesting is given that and given all the reasons why people have historically liked gold, you would have expected it to be a strong asset class in the second half of the year, maybe with some of these uncertainties around. but that wasn't the case. it really underperformed and that has caught so much attention because it suggests people, you know, what really are the drivers here? >> yeah, quite. so safe haven less so, but still what you're seeing is em central banks continue to add and essentially if you like catching up with some of the nations. iraq add to gold as well as the many other em central banks. we still own gold, so we're still looking for it
if the u.s. goes over the cliff, if confidence starts to rock around, if we have financial market turbulences, demand for safe havens should go up. we already see these small movements with very well volumes where there's a little bit of money flowing back into safe havens now. i would expect gold to have some role in this, as well. >> what's interesting is given that and given all the reasons why people have historically liked gold, you would have expected it to be a strong asset class...
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so you've got the fundamentals of a pretty good economy in the u.s. if we don't do things that are self-inflicted but that's what we're doing. >> right. ultimately that is what we're faced with. we're faced with fiscal forces that could undo a lot of that. but rick makes a good point with the volatility. we were voting on t.a.r.p. which would produce liquidity for the market. we have the backdrop of that. so i think these initial bursts, you know, they're not going to be as volatile as that time period but i still think we could pick up steam. look, ultimately if we start a trend lower, we saw volatility after the presidential election. we saw what happened, a thousand points came off the dow at a very short period of time. i think people are being lulled into complacency starting to think, well, we don't have that. it is not like it was. it could very well be very quickly. so again, i'm not trying to cry wolf. what i'm trying to say is people should be prepared. selling is not this evil thing. this protection, making sure they have levels at which th
so you've got the fundamentals of a pretty good economy in the u.s. if we don't do things that are self-inflicted but that's what we're doing. >> right. ultimately that is what we're faced with. we're faced with fiscal forces that could undo a lot of that. but rick makes a good point with the volatility. we were voting on t.a.r.p. which would produce liquidity for the market. we have the backdrop of that. so i think these initial bursts, you know, they're not going to be as volatile as...
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the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two years together we could have 30, if we get some of the things -- >> we had three straight years at 30. >> that was a different world. earnings were higher. they're flagging a bit now. >> if everybody gets what they want with this, even the corporations aren't suddenly unleashed, either, with all their corporate -- >> it's going to be slow. the linger of the debt wind-down and the residual issues. that takes years to unravel. >> we have not talked individual stocks. when you see what's happened with apple, what do you think? >> apple starting to have more
the u.s. a little better. europe less bad. it's going to be an okay economic -- >> you get everything you want, fiscal cliffwise and we actually start tackling some of these long-term issues, you know diffident taxes are heading up. what -- is the market spring loaded so that if we get what we want it will be a really solid advance that we get? >> solid, look, joe, and in a muddle through economy solid is only a mid teen number. we're not going to get 30% gain. >> put the two...
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an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time to buy. >> yeah, maybe. >> thank you, seema, if you can get the loan. >>> why when we just upgraded their trade status in we're about to get answers from a russian expert just ahead. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit offection. report. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera. >> gun control advocates talk about great laws in gun ownership if great britain. there's only one problem, they don't work. they seem to have made things even
an associated press analysis shows individual investors have pulled at least $380 billion u.s. stock funds from april 2007 and it's the first time ordinary investors have sold during a bull market since world war ii. >>> mortgage rates headed down last week according to freddie mac. the 30-year fixed rate average was 3.35%, just 0.04% from the 40-year lowest on record since 1971. the average on 30-year fixed rates was 3.66%, the lowest in 65 years. michelle, it seems like a good time...
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the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in june. the second largest fine ever on a paid -- paid by a bank. it only was topped by the $1.9 billion penalty that hsbc agreed to last week to settle that money laundering probe. >> crazy thing that stock's up. it's leading the exchange there today because people had been expecting maybe a slightly higher fine even than that. three times the amount. it was supposedly taking place for five to seven years, 30 to 40 traders have left. pretty pervasive. >> i wonder how much they -- they make money or lose money aft
the u.s. trade panel has final approval over the duties and is expected to vote on the case in late january. >>> in corporate news, ubs hit with a $1.5 million fine today. that will add up, a few more of those. the swiss bank admitting to fraud, it paying bribes to brokers. and pervasive, they call it manipulation of libor by dozens of staff. the penalty was agreed to with u.s., u.k., and swiss regulators. it is more than three times the $450 million fine that was levied on barclays in...
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both offered ran up against scrutiny for u.s. and eu regulators. >>> the u.s. patent office says a patent that helped apple win a $1 billion in damages against samsung is invalid. 9/it distinguishes between single and multi touch gestures on the ipad. apple is likely to appeal the patent ruling. apple shares are adding aboabou about .2% in frankfurt trade. samsung down .8% on korean trade today. >>> google has struck a deal to sell motorola cable top business to a eer is. google has been more focused on revamping the company's struggling mobile unit. take a look at google trade. >>> bernie madoff's younger brother will be sentenced today for his role in the multibillion dollar ponzi scheme. peter was a chief compliance officer at the firm. he pleaded guilty in june to several charges, including security fraud and falsifying records. he faces up to a year in prison. although letters from dozens of friends and family members and business acquaintances were filed earlier this week asking the judge for leniency. >>> european markets are mixed. adding about 10% desp
both offered ran up against scrutiny for u.s. and eu regulators. >>> the u.s. patent office says a patent that helped apple win a $1 billion in damages against samsung is invalid. 9/it distinguishes between single and multi touch gestures on the ipad. apple is likely to appeal the patent ruling. apple shares are adding aboabou about .2% in frankfurt trade. samsung down .8% on korean trade today. >>> google has struck a deal to sell motorola cable top business to a eer is....
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but ultimately, the u.s. needs to be a droeiver of growth for e economy. the u.s. in 2013 is going to be a very difficult year. >> china markets doing well, as sixuan was saying on chinese leadership, pledging to do whatever they can to keep economic growth going. how important is that for the german economy? >> it is important. one of the interesting things about germany is its trade numbers have held up reasonably well despite the slowdown in the rest of europe. they're obviously able to find export markets elsewhere in the world. the asian markets are very important. so of course asia is a big destination for german exports and that economy needs to grow rapidly to support whatever growth you do get out of europe next year. >> yeah, we're talking about growth, recap this. eurozone retail sales out just a few minutes ago. down sharply in october. down 1.2% in october month to month. the pmi today for services did tick up. they're still deep in contractionary. so clearly we look to be in recession this yaur. does it continue in the first quarter? >> i think what's
but ultimately, the u.s. needs to be a droeiver of growth for e economy. the u.s. in 2013 is going to be a very difficult year. >> china markets doing well, as sixuan was saying on chinese leadership, pledging to do whatever they can to keep economic growth going. how important is that for the german economy? >> it is important. one of the interesting things about germany is its trade numbers have held up reasonably well despite the slowdown in the rest of europe. they're obviously...
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so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in economies around the world? >> merry fiscal cliff-mas to you. you're going to see more bouncing like a yo yo, on the fundamental story, the models we have pointing going into 1q, the reason, it sort of rhymes in the spirit of the season. you have non-opec demand growing, global demand slowing, it's not snowing, and down is where we're going. the next big data point is probably the iaea report in february. and if that implicates more progress toward an iranian bomb, there's significant risk to look to the upside. in th
so if the u.s. puts in austerity as you say, then that is going to drag on the economies around the rest of the world. and you're looking at, i think, more concerns, and that could go back to the dollar, surprisingly. >> kevin, why don't we talk about oil prices? we did see oil touch above $90 last week at the end of the week. but it was a very brief move, this morning back down around $88. what's driving things right now? is it geopolitical or more of a story about what's happening in...
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the u.s. fda considering it. their decision expected by st. patrick's day of 2013. infinity farm amended a licensing agreement involving enzymes that could help fight against cancer. rbc likes it. they raised their price target to 38 from 32. this company also recently sold stock which rbc adds could help shore up their capital position. >>> finally, best buy. best buy shares not moving higher today. in fact, down a percent. but you had positive comments i want to relay to you about the new store remodels. an analyst went to best buy post- and pre-model and says the new stores are a real up grade from the whole. he believes the new design could help sales. best buy down about 33% this quarter. >>> in bonus stock which is not a stock at all, it is an etf, talking about the uso, i'm only showing it to you because it's up 2.7%. it is very active and you got some technical levels looking pretty good, mandy. >> actually, that oil etf is a pretty good segue into the oil check because the president's early return to washington sparking an oil rally. bertha coombs has been
the u.s. fda considering it. their decision expected by st. patrick's day of 2013. infinity farm amended a licensing agreement involving enzymes that could help fight against cancer. rbc likes it. they raised their price target to 38 from 32. this company also recently sold stock which rbc adds could help shore up their capital position. >>> finally, best buy. best buy shares not moving higher today. in fact, down a percent. but you had positive comments i want to relay to you about...
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at the white house for almost six years, experience with the treasury department and also a former u.s. mint director. do you have any -- any feeling, any sort of inside feeling, if you like, about what's going on over there? >> yeah, you know, i've been there before, and can i say that all the parties truly wanted to come to some type of resolution, but they have kicked the can down the road so many times it's all the solutions that are left are extremely difficult ones with huge political and economic negative consequences, so from my perspective they are having so much difficulty trying to come to agreement. i'm shaving a little bit off of this year's deficit. we're going to have fiscal problems for as far as the eye can see, an here's where an investor, a smart investor is going to want to diversify, especially into things like tangible assets like gold. >> you're going to make the case for gold here, which, you know, has had a heck of a run for the last decade or so, but it has started to show signs of wear and tear. what would propel gold from here necessarily? >> well, two thing
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the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their website, a little bit of foreboding, there's a big fat link on the upper right side that says strike preparations. melissa, back to you. >> brian, as we've seen with other strikes, of course, theoretically shifts can go into other ports maybe in mexico and goods can move up by rail or truck. >> yes. but it does complicate the supply chain. there is obviously some distribution issues. but yes, there are ways around it. it just complicates it and costly. >> brian shactman, thank you. as congressional leaders
the u.s. mx said the stoppage in the west coast a decade ago cost the economy about $1 billion a day. reportedly the unions offered to extend the contract through january was rejected. if there's a strike, the union says clothing, frozen foods and household goods would not move. but mail, military cargo and some perishables may go through. the last time we had an east coast strike like this, 1977. i did call the union's main office this morning. they are closed for the holidays. and on their...
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. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special. >> and people that, you know, that's where we get all of our info, right out of that baby there. anyway, futures are up 14 points. 13114 is where we are right now. i don't know. fiscal cliff is three days away and we're still above 13,000. that's what we're talking about. you would think if the growth was going to flow based on us going over the cliff, you would think oil would start to weaken. we haven't seen that much in that respect, either. as far as the ten year, stable at 98 of 6719. finally, gold -- i don't know. bernanke is on full 85 billion a month mode and it's below 1 hup. >> i don't understand that much. do
. >> u.s. equity futures at this hour -- whoa. hold it. >> what are you looking at? u.s. equity futures. >> it's okay on. didn't we already do this? >> i don't care. i really don't. the new prompter is giving you fits. and yesterday, it ended with a -- did you see that one yesterday? a word ended with a n and the next one i introduced the like like t. boone pickens or something like that. >> we have a new teleprompter and it adds words. >> that's special....
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let's get over to bertha coombs for a market flash this time on u.s. steel. >> u.s. steel materials today the best performer, the best performer this week and u.s. steel is the best gainer today in the s&p materials sector. the stock has had a phenomenal week on real big volume. fitch out with a note last night saying that they think steel makers should see some modest margin improvement but that is not a modest move when it comes to stock today, carl. >> no. and one of the best ticker symbols out there. thanks so much. he's been on the run from officials in belize but this morning he ended up on "squawk box." former tech titan john mcafee has been caught up in a murder investigation but his explaination of the situation keeps getting a little stranger. robert frank has been following the story this morning. killer interview this morning on "squawk." >> thanks so much. well, he did make a lot of news on our air this morning. he started with his insistence that he did not kill his neighbor in belize. >> let me be clear i had nothing to do with the murder of gregory fa
let's get over to bertha coombs for a market flash this time on u.s. steel. >> u.s. steel materials today the best performer, the best performer this week and u.s. steel is the best gainer today in the s&p materials sector. the stock has had a phenomenal week on real big volume. fitch out with a note last night saying that they think steel makers should see some modest margin improvement but that is not a modest move when it comes to stock today, carl. >> no. and one of the best...
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john mcafee back in the u.s. could be he extradited to belize for questioning in connection with the murder of his neighbor? tomorrow morning at 7:00 a. mchlt the story behind the fed's latest move, dallas fed president richard fisher is going to be our special guest. we've got lots of questions for him. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right...
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well, you know, the u.s. is getting close. wl when you say 90%, you're talking about debt that's being held by the public, not about debt hanging out on a fed's balance sheet. exactly how much growth are we talking? can you quantify that for me, sir? >> well, the fed's balance sheet counts when it's issuing short-term debt and buying long-term debt. the treasury owns the fed. that's a bit of an illusion. the effect on growth, again, this is an association. there's a lot of qualifications. but the slower growth averages about a little over 1% a year and the average episode lasts more than 20 years. that was in my research with carmen and vincent reinhart. if you're running it out 20 years, 25 years, you're a quarter lower on your output than you would have been. it's a big deal. it's not the only thing go on. it depends on what kind of innovation you have, infrastructure. there are things can you do to try to mitigate it but having a high debt level out there limits your options. if you have problems in the future, eventually t
well, you know, the u.s. is getting close. wl when you say 90%, you're talking about debt that's being held by the public, not about debt hanging out on a fed's balance sheet. exactly how much growth are we talking? can you quantify that for me, sir? >> well, the fed's balance sheet counts when it's issuing short-term debt and buying long-term debt. the treasury owns the fed. that's a bit of an illusion. the effect on growth, again, this is an association. there's a lot of qualifications....
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so this money guaranteed by the u.s. is going to see the wealthy plow their money in these institutions, guaranteed. and who guarantees it? all the other people that aren't necessarily wealthy. so, once again, the faux rich get thrown into the ditch. because the way i see it, whether it's the super wealthy on many levels, and i hope everybody becomes super wealthy. once again being confused with the upper middle class. these issues never go away. here's what i worry. all these big bailouts, we talked about aig today. yeah, it worked out. at what expense? what did we give away? what moral hazards did we create? let's not create another one. if the super wealthy want guarantees, let's not give it to them. let's put it to work the way capital ought to be and create new enterprise. >>> markets going to watching the speaker of the house. john boehner is going to speak from the floor of the house. not a brepresser. with an update on fiscal cliff go negotiations. that's coming at noon right after the gavel. in the meantime, you
so this money guaranteed by the u.s. is going to see the wealthy plow their money in these institutions, guaranteed. and who guarantees it? all the other people that aren't necessarily wealthy. so, once again, the faux rich get thrown into the ditch. because the way i see it, whether it's the super wealthy on many levels, and i hope everybody becomes super wealthy. once again being confused with the upper middle class. these issues never go away. here's what i worry. all these big bailouts, we...
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. >> opec and the fed, hey, u.s. production up. let's go to sharon epperson at the nymex. >> oil has really been on the move since the open a few minutes ago. not so much opec, which still packed with the current quota around 30 million barrels per day, it is producing more than that. but we are hearing, of course, from opec itself that saudi arabia has reduced its production in november to the lowest level in a year. so that seems to be a way that they will adhere closer to the current quota. we're also looking at the latest report from the international energy agency which may have more of an impact where oil prices are going in this session. they're looking for slightly demand in 2013. and they're pointing to china for the reason. we're anticipating we'll get the report from the energy department at 10:30 a.m. on oil supplies. the expectation is for a slight decline in food supplies. but we did see a major build in the industry report, if that is confirmed we could see these gains short-lived. back to you. >> all right. thank yo
. >> opec and the fed, hey, u.s. production up. let's go to sharon epperson at the nymex. >> oil has really been on the move since the open a few minutes ago. not so much opec, which still packed with the current quota around 30 million barrels per day, it is producing more than that. but we are hearing, of course, from opec itself that saudi arabia has reduced its production in november to the lowest level in a year. so that seems to be a way that they will adhere closer to the...
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if u.s. military is going to act to prevent assad from gassing his own people, it would seem, if they loaded this stuff into weapons, the time to do it would be at hand. >> well, right now i can tell you, anderson, if this turns out to be true, even if not, the u.s. military, the cia in a full-blown effort to collect every piece of intelligence they can about what is going on with the chemical weapons and develop a targeting strategy if it were to come to that. so, what are we talking about here, anderson? they have to put together targeting options for the president. that involves the latest intelligence. where are the chemical weapons in syria? what would you do to attack them? what kind of u.s. bomber aircraft would you use? do you know precisely where they are? how will you get that bomber aircraft past syrian air defenses? and i think it's safe to assume the neighboring countries, israel, turkey, jordan, their intelligence services also working this problem around the clock. there is a l
if u.s. military is going to act to prevent assad from gassing his own people, it would seem, if they loaded this stuff into weapons, the time to do it would be at hand. >> well, right now i can tell you, anderson, if this turns out to be true, even if not, the u.s. military, the cia in a full-blown effort to collect every piece of intelligence they can about what is going on with the chemical weapons and develop a targeting strategy if it were to come to that. so, what are we talking...
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some u.s. senators say now is the time for russia to act. >> this is an opportunity for russia to show the international community at large that you can be a constructive force at a time of great need. and you have a unique capability as a nation to do some good. >> reporter: for the u.s., the insurgents gains are a double-edged sword. some of the most ruthlessly affected fighters also are the most radicalized. washington is moving to declare one of those groups a terrorist organization. but the obama administration worries that the stronger radical fighters become the more armed combat, not political efforts to find a solution will decide the outcome in syria. early next week secretary clinton travels to morocco for a meeting of the so-called friends of syria group. the focus will be on the opposition with the obama administration taking the first steps towards officially recognizing them. jill dougherty, cnn, dublin. >>> we're just a few minutes away from speaking with senator jim demint of s
some u.s. senators say now is the time for russia to act. >> this is an opportunity for russia to show the international community at large that you can be a constructive force at a time of great need. and you have a unique capability as a nation to do some good. >> reporter: for the u.s., the insurgents gains are a double-edged sword. some of the most ruthlessly affected fighters also are the most radicalized. washington is moving to declare one of those groups a terrorist...
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u.s. senate and helped and also hurt a number of republican candidates. who were they? >> reporter: that's right. great. let's start with the senators now. obviously, who he helped elect. this is the positive side of his millions and his work. marco rubio, pat toomey. very conservative, anti-tax, anti-government purists in the mold of jim demint. however, he also backed in republican primaries a number of republican candidates who simply were not electable according to the republican establishment and the establishment was right. for example, remember christine o'donnell, i'm not a witch, from delaware. ken buck of colorado. and others. so those are some of the reasons why he definitely has ruffled many a-feather with the party leaders and i have to tell you first thing i saw when the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell released a statement today was making the point that demint had, quote, uncompromising service. didn't have to read between the lines too much to see there's a backhan
u.s. senate and helped and also hurt a number of republican candidates. who were they? >> reporter: that's right. great. let's start with the senators now. obviously, who he helped elect. this is the positive side of his millions and his work. marco rubio, pat toomey. very conservative, anti-tax, anti-government purists in the mold of jim demint. however, he also backed in republican primaries a number of republican candidates who simply were not electable according to the republican...
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. >> but if the u.s. economy was to suffer the downside risk of not reaching a comprehensive deal, then growth would be zero. >> a lot of time, our politicians they we don't know what will happen, this and that, and the energy needs, emerging democracies, industrialized nations, et cetera, what do you think is the biggest threat from the outside to the u.s. economy? >> the fiscal cliff. >> well, first of all, i think there are issues that are beginning to improve, and you know, whether you look at the euro zone, making progress, but certainly improving, and with good numbers, because if you look at the aggregate euro zone deficit or debt, those numbers are better. china's numbers have improved lately, and you have political stability back. so the volatility of the instability factors that are outside have reduced overtime. the real threat that we have is here, with us, and that can be addressed. >> but when you look at -- i understand that bangs being downsides our down afraided, you have more than 11% un
. >> but if the u.s. economy was to suffer the downside risk of not reaching a comprehensive deal, then growth would be zero. >> a lot of time, our politicians they we don't know what will happen, this and that, and the energy needs, emerging democracies, industrialized nations, et cetera, what do you think is the biggest threat from the outside to the u.s. economy? >> the fiscal cliff. >> well, first of all, i think there are issues that are beginning to improve, and...